MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Lewis Hamilton overcame an early accident and wet conditions Sunday to win the Monaco Grand Prix and take the lead in the Formula One standings.
The McLaren driver, who started third on the grid, finished three seconds ahead of BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica, while Felipe Massa of Ferrari finished third at Formula One’s most famous race.
The 23-year-old Briton swiped the wall early on but took advantage of Massa’s mistake on the slick street circuit to earn his sixth career win. Massa, starting from the pole position, ran off the track 25 laps in to lose the lead.
Formula One Monaco Grand Prix
At Monte Carlo street circuit
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap length: 2.076 miles
1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 76 laps, 2 hours, 42.742 seconds, 78.398 mph. 2. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 76, 2:00:45.806. 3. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 76, 2:00:47.553. 4. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 76, 2:01:02.037. 5. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Toro Rosso, 76, 2:01:07.399. 6. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 76, 2:01:11.150. 7. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 76, 2:01:12.922. 8. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren, 76, 2:01:15.933. 9. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 76, 2:01:16.534. 10. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 75, 2:01:05.210.
11. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 75, 2:01:12.175. 12. Timo Glock, Germany, Toyota, 75, 2:01:14.066. 13. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 75, 2:01:15.217. 14. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW Sauber, 72, 2:00:55.670.
Not classified
Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 67. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 59. Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazil, Renault, 47. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Force India, 36. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 7. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 7.
Drivers’ standings
(After six of 18 races)
1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 38 points. 2. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren, 35. 3. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 34. 4. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 32. 5. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW Sauber, 20. 6. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren, 15. 6. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 15. 8. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 9. 8. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 9. 10. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 8.
Constructors’ standings
1. Ferrari, 69 points. 2. McLaren-Mercedes, 53. 3. BMW Sauber, 52. 4. Williams, 15. 4. Red Bull, 15. 6. Toyota, 9. 6. Renault, 9. 8. Toro Rosso, 6. 8. Honda, 6.
